![]() They decide, consciously or not, what’s en vogue. I’m sure that popular constructors and major editors (who also construct, often) chat with each other. Just as speakers of a world language gradually evolve it over time, so too must constructors and editors evolve crosswordese. Words that stay a long time demand new and fresh clues. New words arrive, others fall out of fashion. ![]() I’m no linguist, nor a dedicated scholar of crosswords for that matter, but I would assume that the fill vocabulary, and the cluing vocabulary, changes a lot over time. It’s impossible to make a puzzle without some less-flavorful fill: ACAI, OBOE, ISEE, EDIE, etc. Should we expect a solver ten years later to be aware? It was in the news, most people probably had a background consciousness about it. I remember doing a mini some time ago that had TIDE / PODS crossing in reference to the meme about eating them or whatever. It’s impossible too for a puzzle setter to know how much staying power a reference will have. Some references will stay relevant, and some won’t. I’m a Zoomer so doing puzzles from the last couple years is way easier than doing puzzles from the early 2000s cause I’m a lot more aware of the culture. There are always gonna be references in crosswords. I think there are two things at play here: Crossword Discord - Online chat for solving, construction, and all things crossword.NYT Submission Guidelines – How to submit and what not to submit to Will Shortz.Rex Parker (SPOILER ALERT) – Solution to and a review of the latest NYT puzzle.Crossword Fiend – Links to and discussion of a number of good crosswords. ![]()
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